Brush Your Pool Starting at the Steps: Most pool vacuums will not ever touch your steps, and if your vacuum does, it will still need your help because this area is more vulnerable to algae and staining.
Regardless of the type of vacuum you choose, you will want to brush your pool regularly to ensure your vacuum can get all the dirt and scum off the pool floor. The vacuums can only do so much, they can easily pick up debris and silt from around the pool, but they aren't meant to scrub the pool floors first.
After a swimming pool installation, or when it is replastered, you'll want to brush much more often. Brush it twice a day for the first two weeks and then move to a standard schedule. Every time you add chemicals to fix the pool's balance, it's important to brush it. It helps the chemicals dissolve evenly.
Insert the open end of the hose into the vacuum plate (also known as a skimmer plate or skimmer disk), and place the plate into your pool wall skimmer, directly atop the suction vent. This will initiate the vacuuming process. Slowly sway the vacuum head in straight lines along the bottom of your pool until it's clean.
Depending on the type of surface in your pool, you can use a brush to scrap it clean with or without water in it. If the pool has a soft vinyl liner, you will use a rubber or nylon brush to keep it clean. If the pool has a concrete floor and walls, a stiff and course brush will do the trick.
Connecting the vacuum system to the pump.
Now, here answers the question earlier: do you leave skimmer basket in when vacuuming pool? YES, you need to remove the skimmer or strainer basket before attaching the open end of the hose to the inlet. Finally, plug the open vacuum hose into the suction port.
Remember: vacuuming your pool regularly will help keep your pH balanced easier and more controlled. Skim your pool for debris, such as leaves, bugs, etc. and be sure to check your skimmer and empty that regularly as well.
Start at the shallow end and then work your way to the deep end of the pool. Once you've vacuumed it once, you'll need to grab a brush and scrub away at your pool's floor. Then vacuum it again. Repeat this until the bottom of your pool looks clean.
Does Brushing My Pool Keep It Clean? The short answer is yes, brushing your walls and floor will indeed keep your pool cleaner. Kicking the debris off the walls and floor of the pool causes the debris to move more toward the bottom suction line as well as the skimmers.
BRUSHING THE POOL
The entire process usually only takes 10 minutes and is well worth the time and effort. Be sure to brush the pool while the pump is operating, and to cover the entire pool from the tile line to the main drain.
In general, it's a good idea to vacuum your pool once a week. You should also vacuum your swimming pool any time you notice large amounts of debris, dirt, or leaves on the floor of the pool (for example, your pool may need vacuuming after a heavy storm).
Reasons why dirt might return to your pool through the jets during vacuuming or after backwashing include not rinsing after backwashing, a damaged spider gasket, damaged filter or the pool pump being too large for the filter.
If dirt is reappearing at the bottom of your swimming pool after you've vacuumed it your pool's filter may be working poorly. Pool filters often work poorly because they're in need of cleaning. If you have a sand filter for your pool you need to make sure that the sand is sharp and freshened up.
Dolphin pool cleaners are safe to use for the general public, however, (for safety precautions) we do not recommend swimming while the cleaner is in use.
Yes, we recommend backwashing after you vacuum your pool. This allows the filter to shoot out any dirt / debris you have vacuumed up. Don't forget to set your filter to “rinse” for 30 seconds after backwashing!
Should the green be due to pollen, there may be little to do in the way of minimizing the discoloration short of erecting a building around the pool. Fortunately, assuming there are no allergies to the pollen, it is safe to swim in a pool with that as the cause for green water.
8. Vacuuming pool with filter valve in "backwash" position. When a pool is vacuumed with the sand filter valve in the "filter" position, the dirt and debris that passes through the pump ends up inside the filter on top of the bed of sand which is where you want it.
You'll also need to vacuum to waste when there is a large amount of debris or leaves in the pool, usually at opening. Vacuuming to WASTE can only be accomplished if a multiport valve controls your pool filter system. This position bypasses the filter and sends all the unwanted debris through the waste line.
Brush the walls every week during swimming season while the pump is turned off. A vacuum removes the debris that collects on the bottom. Vacuuming requires moving the vacuum head over the debris on the bottom of the pool until the bottom appears clean.